Plot synopsis: “Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.”

Just a movie about two persons in love. but you know… Love is complicated!

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You may watch below the first official trailer of God’s Own Country, the upcoming gay romantic drama movie written and directed by Francis Lee and starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, and Gemma Jones:

GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Plot synopsis: “Spring. Yorkshire, England. Johnny Saxby, a 25-year-old sheep farmer, has sacrificed going away to college or getting a job in town to run the family farm for his ailing father, Martin (Ian Hart), and stoic grandmother Deirdre (Gemma Jones), numbing the daily frustration of his desolate life with binge drinking and casual sex. As lambing season approaches, Martin hires a Romanian migrant worker, Gheorghe, to assist the already exhausted Johnny. Johnny bitterly resents Gheorghe, stubbornly insisting he can cope on his own, but Gheorghe proves he not only understands this farming life, but more importantly, he understands Johnny.”

Have you ever been to Yorkshire? Is it really as beautiful as one can guess from the trailer?

There’s a first official poster for God’s Own Country, the upcoming gay romantic drama movie written and directed by Francis Lee:

(Click on the poster to enlarge.)

GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Plot synopsis: “Spring. Yorkshire, England. Johnny Saxby, a 25-year-old sheep farmer, has sacrificed going away to college or getting a job in town to run the family farm for his ailing father, Martin (Ian Hart), and stoic grandmother Deirdre (Gemma Jones), numbing the daily frustration of his desolate life with binge drinking and casual sex. As lambing season approaches, Martin hires a Romanian migrant worker, Gheorghe, to assist the already exhausted Johnny. Johnny bitterly resents Gheorghe, stubbornly insisting he can cope on his own, but Gheorghe proves he not only understands this farming life, but more importantly, he understands Johnny.”

You may recognize Josh O’Connor on the left and Alec Secareanu on the right.

No official US release date yet, but the UK release date is set to September 1, 2017. :)

We’ve got our hands on a first official preview clip of God’s Own Country, the upcoming gay romantic drama movie written and directed by Francis Lee and starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, and Gemma Jones, watch it below:

God’s Own Country – Stone wall

Plot synopsis: “Young Johnny (Josh O’Connor) is running his ailing father (Ian Hart)’s farm in Yorkshire, England. The communication between father and son reflects their adverse living and working conditions, the father’s utterances mostly being restricted to terse criticism of his son. Johnny’s grandmother (Gemma Jones) plays her part stoically. A frustrated Johnny endures his strenuous daily routine. In a bid to escape the harsh daily grind, he has no-strings sex with men, or gets drunk at the local pub. In the spring, a farm hand is taken on for the season. Romanian Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu) is the same age as Johnny, who at first eyes him with suspicion. The initial tension between the two men soon gives way to an intense relationship. This opens up completely new prospects but also presents new challenges for Johnny. In his feature-length debut, Francis Lee finds authentic images to depict farm life as one of privation. His film concentrates on the glances and gestures of his characters and their immediate physicality. The archaic landscape of ‘God’s own country’ as the locals call their county, perfectly reflects the turmoil going on inside the protagonists.”

The film has been touted as “Britain’s answer to Brokeback Mountain“. I wish they would make it the official tagline of the film, lol.

By the way do you think that stone wall scene is a reference to the Stonewall riots?

A first official look at God’s Own Country, the upcoming gay romantic drama movie written and directed by Francis Lee and starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, and Gemma Jones:

(Click on a picture to enlarge.)

Plot synopsis: “Spring. Yorkshire, England. Johnny Saxby, a 25-year-old sheep farmer, has sacrificed going away to college or getting a job in town to run the family farm for his ailing father, Martin (Ian Hart), and stoic grandmother Deirdre (Gemma Jones), numbing the daily frustration of his desolate life with binge drinking and casual sex. As lambing season approaches, Martin hires a Romanian migrant worker, Gheorghe, to assist the already exhausted Johnny. Johnny bitterly resents Gheorghe, stubbornly insisting he can cope on his own, but Gheorghe proves he not only understands this farming life, but more importantly, he understands Johnny.”